E. Kourlitis

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E. Kourlitis is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, radiation safety, and high-energy physics infrastructure, with a focus on developing and evaluating advanced robotic systems for extreme environments. Based on contributions emerging from work connected to CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator — Kourlitis has directed attention toward the critical challenge of deploying dexterous robotic manipulators in high-radiation settings where human access is severely limited or unsafe. Their most notable contribution, a 2016 usability study qualifying a dexterous robotic manipulator for high-radiation environments, has garnered 10 citations and directly addresses the operational demands of the LHC's planned High-Luminosity upgrade, set to increase collision rates tenfold from 2025. Complementing this, their work on radiation exposure assessment of robotic hand systems further establishes a rigorous framework for evaluating equipment safety and performance under intense radiological conditions. Through this research, Kourlitis contributes meaningfully to ensuring that next-generation particle physics facilities can be maintained safely and efficiently, bridging the fields of human-robot interaction, nuclear safety, and experimental physics infrastructure.